Hopscotch announces speaker series with big names

As September draws closer, more Hopscotch special events are being finalized, and now we know the details of the Artist and Author speaker series.

The event is held each day of the festival, September 8-10, from the 3 to 5 p.m. at the Raleigh City Museum. Speakers featured over the the three days include Wayne Coyne (of The Flaming Lips), Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers), John Vanderslice, Peter Holsapple and many more.

Check out the full lineup of speakers below. For more details on the topics of each event, head HERE.

Moogfest rolls out initial 2011 lineup, Flaming Lips, Passion Pit & more

One of the most exciting annual music festivals in North Carolina, other than the Hopscotch Music Festival right here in Ralegh, is Moogfest in Asheville, named after electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The 2011 festival will take place on October 28, 29 and 30 across three primary venues, The Orange Peel, the Asheville Civic Center and the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.

The initial lineup will feature big names like The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Tangerine Dream, STS9, Ghostland Observatory, Suicide (performing their self-titled album) and Crystal Castles. 22 other bands have been announced so far. Check out the full list below.

2011 Hopscotch Festival lineup is here! Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices & much more

In case you didn't already know, the second annual Hopscotch Festival is hitting downtown Raleigh on September 8-10. We have the lineup, and somehow, the organizers have managed to make it bigger and better than last year.

This year's City Plaza headliners are none other than the wildly psychedelic The Flaming Lips and reunited indie legends Guided By Voices. Guided By Voices will headline September 9 with Drive-By Truckers and The Dodos. The Flaming Lips will headline September 10 with Superchunk and The Light Pines.

There are currently 136 bands on the docket for 2011, and like last year, include a wide variety of both national and local acts. There are only a few repeats from 2010 including local favorites The Love Language and Future Islands. Check out the full lineup below.

Flaming Lips coming to Raleigh

The Flaming Lips announced plans for a short tour through the south in April. The tour will include a stop at the Disco Rodeo in Raleigh on April 18.

The news of the tour follows the band's two Grammy wins Sunday night. They won the award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

Ticket information is not available yet, but keep an eye out here and on the calendar for more information on the show.

UPDATE: Tickets to the show are $35 go on sale this Friday, Feb.23, through Etix. will be $35 through Etix.

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